Shannon and Mike were truly a lovely and delightful couple, bringing such happiness and love to their wedding plans. The couple came with a vision for an event that felt casual and fun – which really expressed their personalities! They loved color, and wanted to use a wedding color palette of blush, brown, gray, peaches, corals and greens – a touch of garden, a touch of rustic, and eclectic throughout. Shannon’s bridal bouquet consisted of Juliet garden roses, Cafe au Lait dahlia, champagne roses, gray echeveria, light pink stock and astilbe, and ivory spray roses accented with seeded eucalyptus and jasmine vine. Mike’s boutonniere featured a light pink rose accented with jasmine vine.

Photo by Stephen Reasonover

Photo by Stephen Reasonover

Photo by Stephen Reasonover

The wedding ceremony took place at Mater Dei school in the chapel. Four grand altar designs flanked the ceremony area. The altar arrangements featured hydrangea, roses and spray roses, stock, and snapdragons in rich pinks, peaches and corals accented with a lush mix of greenery. The ends of the pews featured small bouquets of stock, roses and spray roses accented with seeded eucalyptus and finished with an ivory ribbon.

Photo by Stephen Reasonover

Photo by Stephen Reasonover

Photo by Stephen Reasonover

Photo by Stephen Reasonover

Photo by Stephen Reasonover

For the wedding reception, two rustic wine barrels flanked the entrance to the tent. Stately urn arrangements on each of the barrels created a welcoming touch. The dinner tables features an eclectic mix of rustic wood boxes, mason jars, and silver mercury glass containers, each filled with a garden mix of flowers in their signature colors inspired by the patterned linen you see on one of the tables. For the long, zinc table, a lush garland of seeded eucalyptus foliage was accented with garden roses, dinner plate dahlia, echeveria, stock, roses and spray roses.

So what photos won’t show you from this delightful wedding is that it took place on a THURSDAY! Surrounded by an intimate grouping of friends and family, Bettie and Jacob recited their vows and celebrated their union at the historic Mt. Vernon Inn in the middle of the week.

Photography by Marirosa

Embracing the colonial flair of the site, Bettie and Jacob chose a vintage scheme of romantic champagnes, pinks, and natural and unstructured touches of green. Bettie carried a bouquet of champagne Sahara and Quicksand roses accents with light pink astilbe, stock, and loose wisps of jasmine vine, while Jacob’s boutonniere matched with a similar clutch of flowers. Small touches of ivory spray roses graced her hair. The bridesmaids carried ivory roses and stock accented with jasmine vine, the perfect contrast to their diaphanous, blush pink dresses.

Photo by Marirosa

Photography by Marirosa

Photography by Marirosa

The ceremony took place under the tent on the back patio of the site. It was truly the most perfect spring day – all the more shocking with how peculiar our DC spring weather has been! The couple was flanked by two lush urn designs of light pink hydrangea, astilbe, stock, champagne and ivory roses finished with lemon leaf and draping touches of jasmine vine.

Photography by Marirosa

Photo by Marirosa

Photography by Marirosa

Bettie and Jacob had collected an assortment of teapots for their centerpieces, providing a personal touch to the reception. Each teapot was filled with a garden mix of light pink and champagne flowers accented with green. The hydrangea, roses, lisianthus, ranunculus, astilbe and stock looked perfectly at home in the eclectic mix of containers. The ceremony arrangements were brought into the ballroom for the reception and framed the cake.

Photography by Marirosa

Photography by Marirosa

Photography by Marirosa

Photography by Marirosa

It was a special treat for us to also be able to provide day of coordination for the event. With Bettie finishing up her graduate degree in North Carolina while Jacob started a new business here in the DC area, it was wonderful to be able to lend our logistical skills to help see the couple through their day. Congratulations Bettie and Jacob!

We are so excited to share that Jen and Mike’s stunning pink and gold wedding at DAR hit United With Love’s blog with week! Will equal parts vintage charm and classic style, the wedding was as perfect as a summer’s day can be. Be sure to check out the feature of both their ceremony and reception. In the meantime, we’ve included a few of our favorite images from the wedding below.

Sweet southern charm and elegance is how we would describe Erin and Connor’s early May wedding this past spring. With a color scheme of bright corals, light pinks, and whites with lush, leafy green accents, the style radiated a classic and timeless sensibility. Erin carried a gorgeous bouquet of peonies in white, light pink and coral accented with roses and ranunculus in the same shades and finished with touches of camellia foliage. Conor’s boutonniere was designed using a white ranunculus blossom and camellia.

Photo by Sweet Tea Photography

Photo by Sweet Tea Photography

Photo by Sweet Tea Photography

Photo by Sweet Tea Photography

Before the ceremony, the wedding party toured Old Town, taking photos amidst the creeping greenery, cobblestone streets, and brick alleyways. The bridesmaids carried bouquets similar to Erin’s, using coral peonies, ivory roses, pale coral roses, and light pink ranunculus accented with camellia.

Photo by Sweet Tea Photography

Photo by Sweet Tea Photography

Photo by Sweet Tea Photography

Photo by Sweet Tea Photography

A silver urn filled with flowers in whites, peaches, pinks and corals was centered on the escort card table. The mix of hydrangea, stock, roses, spray roses, tulips, and anemone created romantic and vintage textures in the classic container.

Photo by Sweet Tea Photography

The reception tables were mixed between rounds and long communal dining table, with different styles of containers for each. Complementing the vintage style of the wedding, flowers filled an eclectic mix of silver, mercury glass, depression glass and milk glass were used to hold a festive mix of spring flowers. Hydrangea, stock, roses, ranunculus, tulips, anemone and peonies accented with the rich green of camellia leaves filled the mix of containers, and brought a bright spot of spring to the traditional, colonial decor of the site.

You travel up a tree-lined drive, and that is just the beginning of this fairytale perfect, romantic winter wedding. Kristen and Sam were married this past February, and it is amazing that the photos doesn’t look nearly as cold as it felt in person! This wedding was particularly special for us as Kristen is a professional colleague. We work with her regularly when we have weddings at the Lorien Hotel & Spa in Old Town, where she is the director of catering.

Photo by Stephanie Messick Photography

Kristen’s vision was rustic, elegant, and romantic, with classic creams, ivories and blush pinks accented with deep burgundy tones. We designed her bouquet using blush pink garden roses, champagne roses, cream stock and lisianthus, ivory spray roses, and burgundy ranunculus, roses and astrantia accented with silver dollar eucalyptus and blackberry. Kristen provided us with a gorgeous burgundy velvet ribbon that we used to wrap her bouquet. Sam’s boutonniere coordinated, using a blush pink garden roses accented with blackberries.

Photo by Stephanie Messick Photography

Photo by Stephanie Messick Photography

The bridesmaids carried bouquets similar to Kristen’s – garden roses, spray roses, lisianthus, ranunculus, and stock in subdued pink, champagne and cream tones accented with burgundy and sage green hues. The stems were wrapped in a light gray velvet ribbon.

Photo by Stephanie Messick Photography

Photo by Stephanie Messick Photography

The ceremony took place in front of the fireplace at Stevenson Ridge – and what a cozy set up it was!

Photo by Stephanie Messick Photography

The fireplace was finished with a long, low arrangement of hydrangea, roses, lisianthus and stock in ivory and cream tones accented with burgundy spray roses, roses, and ranunculus, silver dollar eucalyptus and rustic touches of blackberry. Simple velvet ribbon bows were tied to the aisle-side chairs. Two wine barrels held low arrangements later placed on the tables. And candles! Romantic candles finished the ceremony look.

Photo by Stephanie Messick Photography

Photo by Stephanie Messick Photography

For the reception, half the tables featured a bronze, ceramic urn with a lush, loose arrangement of hydrangea, roses, spray roses, lisianthus and stock in subdued pink and cream hues accented with burgundy ranunculus and roses. Touches of silver dollar and seeded eucalyptus and blackberries finished the vintage and rustic appearance of the table flowers. The long tables held similar flowers in an assortment of bronze and warm gold urns and mint julep cups, the latter holding the bouquets. A slight cascade of flowers decorated the tiers of the cake.

First the cover and now on the blog! We are super excited to see Meghan and Adam’s wedding featured in Washingtonian Bride & Groom‘s blog. Check out the full blog feature but here are some of our favorite pics from the wedding below.

Jennifer and Mike’s wedding took place at one of our favorite sites in town – the headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, better known simply as DAR. (We know! We have a lot of favorites!) From historic rooms with barreled ceiling, herringbone hardwood floors and crystal chandeliers to gilded beaux arts architecture and more, the site offers beautiful indoor and outdoor spaces for a wedding.

Photo by Lisa Boggs Photography

With a classic and romantic style, the wedding flowers spanned shades of white and pink, from pale hues to bold raspberries. Jennifer’s bouquet incorporated classic flowers – garden roses, roses, spray roses, lisianthus, gardenia and stock – in shades of muted ivory and pale pink. The bridesmaids’ flowers introduced the textures of summer dahlia, pops of raspberry pink, and more exotic green echevaria. It’s always a treat when a photographer take a photo of the boutonnieres! The groom wore ivory spray roses and the rest of the men spray roses in light pink.

Photo by Lisa Boggs Photography

Photo by Lisa Boggs Photography

Photo by Lisa Boggs Photography

Photo by Lisa Boggs Photography

Photo by Lisa Boggs Photography

The ceremony took place in the O’Byrne gallery, where two striking altar designs in wrought iron stands flanked the beautiful mirror at one end of the gallery. Lush rounded arrangements of hydrangea, stock, roses, spray roses, and lisianthus were set atop glass urns, the flowers embracing a classic whites and ivories punctuated with light and bold pink. Petite bouquets in whites and shades of pink lined the aisle-side chairs, each finished with ivory satin ribbon.

Photo by Lisa Boggs Photography

Photo by Lisa Boggs Photography

Photo by Lisa Boggs Photography

The space was turned over following the ceremony and reset for the reception. A mix of tall and low designs graced the ballroom, with glass footed bowls and tall trumpet vases holding lush arrangements in white, ivory, and shades of pink. The low centerpieces also incorporated echevaria in a minty green. Loose lisianthus tips lent a vintage, garden feel. The posies on the chairs from the ceremony were repurposed on the bride’s and groom’s chairs for the reception.

Blush pinks, pale yellows, classic whites and ivories, silver grays – the muted palette and romantic shapes and textures set the tone for Jocelyn and Joe’s August wedding. You can scarcely see the heat that is traditional for late summer in DC against such cool hues. Amidst the ivory garden roses and dahlia, blush pink ‘Anna’ roses, cream stock, and light pink lisianthus that formed the body of Jocelyn’s bouquet, silver flocked dusty miller and delicate green fronds of maidenhair fern stood out to create a vintage touch.

Photography by Rachel Harrod Photography

The bridesmaids’ bouquets were similar in texture but used a mix of light pink garden roses and lisianthus, white ‘Tibet’ roses and dahlia, cream stock, and ‘Mimi Eden’ spray roses, dusty miller and maidenhair fern. The groom wore a blush pink rose and the groomsmen an ivory rose, both accented with dusty miller and maidenhair fern

Photography by Rachel Harrod Photography

Photo by Rachel Harrod Photography

Photography by Rachel Harrod Photography

Jocelyn and Joe’s traditional church wedding in Annunciation Church’s beautiful sanctuary – with two classic altar arrangements in pinks, creams and whites – was followed by an intimate reception at Meridian House.

Photography by Rachel Harrod Photography

Photography by Rachel Harrod Photography

Photography by Rachel Harrod Photography

To complement the wine country elements of the reception – the escort cards used wine bottle corks – we designed a lush, garden design in a wine crate. The arrangement featured hydrangea, stock, roses, spray roses and lisianthus in pale pinks, whites and creams accented with ‘Cafe au Lait’ dahlia and finished with loose touches of maidenhair fern, dusty miller and green hanging amaranths.

Photo by Rachel Harrod Photography

Photography by Rachel Harrod Photography

Photography by Rachel Harrod Photography

To complement the wine country elements of the reception – the escort cards used wine bottle corks – we designed a lush, garden design in a wine crate. The arrangement featured hydrangea, stock, roses, spray roses and lisianthus in pale pinks, whites and creams accented with ‘Cafe au Lait’ dahlia and finished with loose touches of maidenhair fern, dusty miller and green hanging amaranths.

Photography by Rachel Harrod Photography

The table centerpieces expressed a classic and romantic feel. An elegant, glass footed bowl was lined with moss and filled with a lush arrangement of hydrangea, stock, rosettes, garden roses, spray roses, and lisianthus in pinks, whites, and creams. To keep the design cohesive with the rest of the wedding, dusty miller and green hanging amaranthus finished the design. The cake featured an array of roses, garden roses and spray roses in pinks.

Though their wedding was here in DC, Jess and Jim both live and work in Philadelphia. Planning a wedding at a distance always carries some challenges, but the results can still be beautiful!

Photo by Jenn Link Photography

Photo by Jenn Link Photography

The ceremony was held in the garden at Meridian House, with two lush designs in verdigris urns flanking the couple. Jess and Jim favored an eclectic look, so rather than carry the color through to the aisle decor, the chair flowers were simple poufs of baby’s breath. Similarly, the bridesmaid’s bouquet was comprised of only yellows and mint greens.

Photo by Jenn Link Photography

Photo by Jenn Link Photography

Photo by Jenn Link Photography

Photo by Jenn Link Photography

Photo by Jenn Link Photography

The white also carried through to the Linden Grove, where loose garden designs of white flowers were suspended between the trees.

Photo by Jenn Link Photography

Photo by Jenn Link Photography

And isn’t this a fun twist on a seating chart?

Photo by Jenn Link Photography

The dinner decor reflected a vintage elegance, with a tablescape of books, milk glass and bud vases forming the centerpieces. Dahlias, succulents, Queen Anne’s lace, billy balls and… were used to create a vintage, garden elegance for each table. A petite burlap pennant served as the table number, inserted in a book at each table.

Elizabeth and Anthony held their wedding this past May at the Lorien Hotel and Spa, a small boutique hotel in Old Town Alexandria and one of our favorite local gems. Using soft ivories, peaches and light pinks, the flowers expressed a romantic and natural elegance, replete with loose wisps of jasmine vine for that wild garden touch.

Photo by Ken Pak Photography

Elizabeth’s bouquet featured some of the best flowers of spring – white peonies, lilac and ranunculus – accented with white lisianthus and light pink ‘Sweet Eskimo’ roses finished with green jasmine vine.

Photo by Ken Pak Photography

The bridesmaids’ bouquets featured similar textures, with more emphasis on color brought in through peach ‘Juliet’ garden roses and stock, light pink lisianthus and sweet pea, and ivory spray roses. Jasmine vine lent a garden appeal to the design.

Photo by Ken Pak Photography

Photo by Ken Pak Photography

Photo by Ken Pak Photography

Photo by Ken Pak Photography

Blessed with perhaps one of the most perfect clear skies, the ceremony took place on the rooftop Presidential Terrace. A square arch covered with semi-sheer panels were draped to create an elegant backdrop, the panels cinched and bloused at the mid points. Two lush poses added color and romantic texture to the corners. Posies of roses, spray roses, and stock graced the aisle, finished with a navy satin ribbon.

Photo by Ken Pak Photography

Photo by Ken Pak Photography

Photo by Ken Pak Photography

Bird cages – a quirky nod to the love bird theme of the reception – were filled with flowers in whites, peaches, and light pinks to create an English garden feel. A mix of textures were created using classic garden flowers such as hydrangea, stock, roses, ranunculus, astilbe, lisianthus and veronica finished with variegated ivy. Enhancing the vintage appeal, cut glass bud vases with loose stems completed the design.